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Unit 1 Paradise Lost?序号 1课程名称：新世纪高职高专英语 授课教师：授课日期授课班级Teaching ObjectiveMaster the key words and structures, and learn something about the rainforest. Key PointsVocabularyAbsorb atmosphere contain economic establish greenhouse impression process purchase rainforest resource solution vary speed up no more than carbon dioxide StructureIt is the modern world that has speeded upIt is people themselves who are the biggest causeSkillsUsing word parts to find out the meanings of wordsReading a chartLayout of business letters Grammar定语从句That, which, who, whom, where, whenTeaching ProceduresLead In Activity; Study of the Text; Study of Words and Phrases; Study of Read More; Study of Practical Reading; Study of Practical WritingTotal Periods6 periods/ per unitUnit 1 Paradise Lost?授课内容：1. Understand the Text：Paradise Lost?2. Explain the key words and structures in the text.目的要求：1. Understand why Paradise Lost2. Master the key words and structures in the text有关记录：板书设计：Paradise Lost?Paradise Lost: It was published in 1667 and tells the story of Satans (撒旦) rebellion against God and his expulsion from heaven and the subsequent temptation and expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.Rainforest :Woodland is characterized by lush vegetation and heavy rainfall. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506): He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504. Amazon (River) The Amazon River is the largest river in the world. With its more than 1,000 tributaries, the Amazon River network encompasses almost half of South America. I. Lead in ( 15 minutes)Ask the students to discuss in pairs the importance of forest and why Paradise Lost, and then ask some pairs to tell their opinions to the whole class.Q1: How did Columbus think of the rainforest?A: He thought it was most beautiful and quite different from that in Europe, with flowers and fruits, and little birds singing sweetly.Q2. What is special about Columbus description of the rainforest?A: His description was the first known written one about the rainforest.Q3. What are the oldest communities of living things on the Earth?A: In the authors view, the rainforests are the oldest.II. Teaching ( 65 minutes)1. Background Information ( 5 minutes) 1) The masterpiece of the English poet John Milton (1608 - 1674) and one of the greatest poems in world literature. It was published in 1667 and tells the story of Satans (撒旦) rebellion against God and his expulsion from heaven and the subsequent temptation and expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.2) Woodland is characterized by lush vegetation and heavy rainfall. Rainforests are the worlds most biologically diverse ecosystems. Although they cover less than 10 percent of the Earths surface, tropical rainforests provide habitat for 50 to 90 percent of the worlds plant and animal species. Tropical rain- forests are called the “jewel of the Earth,” the “Earths lungs,” and the “worlds largest pharmacy” because of the large amount of natural medicines discovered there. The largest tropical rainforests exist in South Americas Amazon basin (the Amazon Rainforest), in the equatorial portions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in much of Indonesia. Temperate rainforests, dominated by only a few species of trees, are found along the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska through Washington state, in the former Yugoslavia, and in parts of Japan. 3) Italian Spanish navigator who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, in an attempt to find a shorter route to India. He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504. He achieved fame by making landfall in the Americas, which he later called the “New World.” The arrival of his ships in the Western Hemisphere was one of the pivotal events in world history. It opened up a new world for Europeans and initiated the spread of Western civilization to a new hemisphere. 2. Developing vocabulary (30 minutes) 1）description n. a statement or a piece of writing that tells what sth. or sb. is like e.g. I gave the police a description of the stolen jewellery. e.g. The beauty of the Rockies is beyond description. Extended words: describe v. descriptive adj. 2) beat v. defeat (a competitor), or do or be better than (sb. or sth.) e.g. We played the top class at football but we couldnt beat them.e.g. The room wasnt much, but it beat driving to a hotel 20 miles away.3) fragile a. easily damaged, broken, or harmed e.g. Be careful with that vase its very fragile.e.g. I felt rather fragile (= weak) for a few days after the operation.Extended words: dominant adj. domination n. 4) remaining a. still left or still existing e.g. The United States has withdrawn the remaining staff from its embassy.e.g. The three parties will meet next month to work out remaining differences.Extended words: remain v. 5) clear v. remove or get rid of whatever is blocking or filling sth., or move people away from (a place) e.g. Ill make the coffee if youll clear the table.e.g. Paul helped his elderly neighbor by clearing her path of snow/clearing snow from her path.e.g. After the bomb threat, police cleared the area until it was searched.6) establish v. grow, or cause a plant to grow, successfully a new place e.g. The new owners established an avenue of poplars. e.g. Keep the area weeded to allow the seedlings to establish.Extended words: establishment v. 7) varied a. having or showing many different types, or changing often e.g. It is essential that your diet is varied and balanced. e.g. Before his election to the presidency, Mitterrand had enjoyed a long and varied career.Extended words: vary v. variation n. variety n. various adj.8) process n. a series of actions to achieve an aim; a series of changes that happen naturallye.g. This decision may delay the process of European unification. e.g. She arrived at the correct answer by a process of elimination.e.g. Scientists wanted to find out how the process of aging could be slowed down.9) absorb v. take sth. in, especially gradually e.g. The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.e.g. In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat.10) economic a. of or relating to economics e.g. Here I provide a qualitative assessment of the current economic reforms.e.g. The pace of economic growth is picking up.Extended word: economy n.11) renewable a. (of a form of energy, resource) able to be sustained or renewed indefinitely, either because of inexhaustible supplies or because of new growth; (of an official document) capable of being lengthened for an extra period of time e.g. Plans to increase renewable energy sources such as wind and wave power are welcomed by environmental pressure groups.e.g. An annually renewable contract is signed.12)sustainable a. causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long timee.g. A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting sustainable development in all countries.e.g. Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source.Extended word: sustain v. sustainability n.13) solution n. the answer to a problem e.g. When you finish doing the crossword, the solution is on the back page.e.g. She just seems so unhappy and I dont know what the solution is.Extended word: solve v.3. Detail study of the text (30 minutes)Paragraph One1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: How did Columbus think of the rainforest?A: He thought it was most beautiful and quite different from that in Europe, with flowers and fruits, and little birds singing sweetly.2) Main idea Columbus first description of rainforests.Paragraph Two1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: What is special about Columbus description of the rainforest?A: His description was the first known written one about the rainforest.2) Main idea Although beautiful, rainforests are fragile.3) Difficult sentences“It remains hard to beat.”The written description of a rainforest in the New World has always been one of the best of its kind.Paragraph Three1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: What are the oldest communities of living things on the Earth?A: In the authors view, the rainforests are the oldest.2) Main idea The city of London was once covered by rainforests.Paragraph Four1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: What do you know about the rainforests in the world today? A: The rainforests cover no more than seven percent of the earths surface today.2) Main idea Today rainforests only exist in a small part of the world.3) Sentence structureno/not more than: used to emphasize how small a number or amount is e.g. There are beautiful mountains not more than ten minutes drive away.e.g. Each box requires no more than a few hours of labor to build.Paragraph Five1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: What is “the secondary growth”?A: “The secondary growth” refers to the new growth after the original growth has been destroyed.2) Main idea The effect of the clearing of rainforests.Paragraph Six1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: How does the modern world speed up the process of destruction? A: Modern technology doubtlessly increases efficiency when people try to cut down trees. 2) Main idea Modern technology speeds up the destruction.3) Sentence structurebe to blame: be responsible for sth. that happens e.g. The driver was not to blame for the traffic accident.e.g. The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.Paragraph 7:1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: Who is to blame for the destruction of rainforests?A: It is human beings that are to blame for such destruction.2) Main idea Human beings are the biggest cause of destruction.Paragraph 8:Q: How does the land become desert according to the passage?A: When the trees are cut down, the soil washes away easily.2) Main idea The negative effect on land, climate, global temperature.3) Difficult sentences“The gas rises and traps the suns heat in much the same way as the glass of a greenhouse, leading to a slow but steady build-up of temperature.”The gas of carbon dioxide in the air absorbs the heat of the sun just as a glass greenhouse does in a sunny day, thus increasing the global temperature over the years.Paragraph 9:Q: What caused the problem mentioned in this passage?A: The problem is mainly caused by the governments that have to pay their debts, the settlers who need money to feed their families, and the companies that want to make profits.2) Main idea The economic origin of the problem and the solution.3) Difficult sentences“On the other hand, by purchasing renewable rainforest products, and demanding sustainable harvesting of rainforest resources, we all can be part of the solution and it is human beings that will be saved.”On the other hand, if we buy recyclable wood products and insist on a type of inexhaustible rainforest resources for repeated uses, we are then already part of the solution to the problem of rainforests and we human beings will be saved.III. Exercise ( 10 minutes)Practice Ex. I IV. Assignments 1. Review the text and the key words/phrases2. Finish off Ex. II Ex. VI3. Preview Grammar; Reading skills; Practical reading and writingV. Expand1. Read the article “Why I Came to College” (Book: Human Nature )2. Online learning Unit 1 Paradise Lost?序号 2 课程名称：新世纪高职高专英语 授课教师：授课日期授课班级授课内容：1. Grammar: AttributiveClause2. Reading skills: Understanding Paragraphs: How to Identify the Topic 3. Practical Reading: Reading the Environmental Diagrams4. Practical Writing: Agenda目的要求：1. Master the use of AttributiveClause2. Master the reading skill: Understanding Paragraphs: How to Identify the Topic 3. Learn how to read the Environmental Diagrams4. Learn how to write an Agenda有关记录：板书设计： Unit 1 Paradise Lost?Grammar AttributiveClause 定语从句做直接宾语时，关系代词可以省略。This is the town (which)she was born in.关系代词放在介词后作宾语时，不能省略。This is the town in which she was born.介词后面的关系代词不能用that或who，只能用which或whom。The man with whom she worked was a bit strange.如果先行词是all, much等不定代词，关系代词一般只用that,不用which(something, everything或anything后偶尔用which)。There is little (that) we can do about it.在“it is +名词+定语从句+定语从句”结构中，后一定语从句要用that引导。It is the mouth which talks too much that always causes trouble.如果先行词被形容词最高级以及first, last,等词修饰，关系代词常用that,不用which, who或whom。She is the only person that was invited to make a speech at the meeting.在非限制性定语从句中，不能用that,作宾语用的关系代词也不能省略。The park, which we visited five years ago, has now been turned into a museum. 有时which用于引导修饰整个主句的定语从句。New Concept English is intended for foreign students, which is known to all of us.I. Review the text (15 minutes)1. Check the assignments 2. Summarize the text Once the most beautiful and oldest communities of living things on the earth, the rainforests are now being destroyed. The cause of the destruction lies in mans craziness for land and money. To make things worse, modern technology available to man has sped up the horrible process of destruction. The shrinkage of rainforests has disastrously led to the shortage of water sources and the warming-up of the globe. Nevertheless, there is still hope for a solution to this problem if human beings take some preventive measures. II. Grammar Tips Article (15 minutes) 1Note: 1）在限制性定语从句中，当关系代词在从句中作宾语时，在绝大多数情况下都可以省略。 2）在非限制性定语从句中which和whom常可以和of或其他介词连用。 3）which有时不代表一个名词，而代表前面句子的全部意思或部分意思。 2Practice Ex. I and Ex. IIIII. Reading Skills (15 minutes)1. Understanding Paragraphs: How to Identify the Topic 2. Identify the Topic3.Answer the questions on page 13IV. Practical Reading (15 minutes)1. Read the reading material2. Practice: Ex. I and Ex. II V. Form-Filling (20 minutes)1. Learn how to write agenda日程安排是用来告知参与者各项活动内容安排的，所以一般以日程表的形式出现，清晰、简洁。日程安排一般应包括活动的名称、日期和具体时间、具体地点、具体活动内容。 注意事项如下：1) 日程安排要一目了然、简洁明了。 2) 介绍具体活动内容的部分可以用完整的句子，也可以用短语，视需要而定。3) 时间、地点等需要强调的部分可以用黑体字、下划线等突出。2. Practice Fill the form on page 16VI. Study Guide and Memorable Quotes ( 5 minutes)1. Read the guide and try to do as it2. Resize the quotesVII. Assignments ( 5 minutes)1. Make a short speech to tell us how to reserve your spring festive.2. Review: AttributiveClause; Reading skill 3. Preview: Consonant clusters; Speaking 4. Online learning Unit 1 Paradise Lost?序号 3 课程名称：新世纪高职高专英语 授课教师：授课日期授课班级授课内容：1. Phonetics: Consonant Cluster 2. Listening and speaking: askfordirections目的要求：1. Master the Consonant Cluster 2. Master the pattern of greeting and introducing people有关记录：板书设计：Unit 1 Paradise Lost?Useful Expressions:Is this the way to the National Environmental Protection Bureau?Yes, it is. Go straight ahead.Can you tell me how to get the Wildlife Reserve?Sorry. I do not know because I do not live here.How far is it to the Nature Reserve?I am afraid I can not help you.I am looking for the Environmental Protection Bureau?Turn right and go ahead.Do you know where the zoo is?It is half an hour by bus from here.I. Dictate the Key Words , Phrases and Expression ( 15 minutes)II. Learn the Consonant cluster ( 15 minutes)1. Learn the definition of consonant clusters2. Listen and repeat, paying attention to the consonant clusters in each sentence.1) I have really come for advice.2) He is in h